The Government has extended the tenure of the Justice M. B. Shah Commission, which is enquiring into illegal iron ore mining, giving it time until October to submit its final report.
The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, today decided to give the Justice M. B. Shah Commission an extension of three months.
The Commission had its first sitting on January 17, 2011 and thus, was required to submit the final report on or before July 16, 2012.
The Commission, which recommended a total ban on iron ore and manganese ore exports, has submitted two interim reports.
Of this, one was on illegal iron ore mining across the country and the other on illegal mining in Goa.
It had also made a few other recommendations on which the Mines Ministry has already initiated some actions. The Cabinet today decided to send the actions taken by the Ministry to a Committee of Secretaries to ascertain whether these measures are appropriate or more actions are required to be taken.
– Sourced
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